Why is it we don't give the user the option to install the Flash plugin during installation when we do install the Fluendo MP3 codec? Flash is just as essential to an average user's browsing experience as MP3 playback is to their audio experience. Are the nature of the restrictions different, or is this just an oversight?

Are you sure it doesn't install Flash also? I just tried it in a 11.04 VM and it mentions Flash explicitly with the same checkbox as mp3. Maybe they added that as a clarification?
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Jorge CastroJan 18 '11 at 19:36

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As a matter of fact, the option to pre-install Flash does exists in the Ubuntu installer. The following dialogue will be presented to the user during installation, and checking the second option will install it for you.